The chip-maker's high-profile Polaris transceiver modules will be history within three years, as it finds that compound semiconductor components are more profitable than silicon and SiGe.
Having missed out or opted out of the first round of selling Apple's iPhones in major territories , the world's largest mobile operator in terms of revenues, Vodafone plc (Newbury, England), will include the handset in its line-up in ten
After hitting a few speed bumps along the road, fabless ASIC vendor eSilicon Corp. appears to have regained its momentum and has expanded its strategy.
The number of cellular network connections used for machine-to-machine communication will grow from 37.5 million in 2007 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 37.9 percent to 186 million connections in 2012, according to Berg Insight (Gothenburg, Sweden).
Synopsys Inc. (Mountain View, Calif.) announced it has invested in Prover Technology AB (Stockholm, Sweden), supplier of signaling design automation solutions for engineering the safety critical systems that control trains, switches and signals. Financial details on the investment remained undisclosed.
Venture capital investments in cleantech companies grew by 18 percent to $571.6 million in the first quarter, compared to $483.9 million for the same period in 2007, according to an Ernst & Young report based on data from Dow Jones
IBM hosted a summit this week to harness and share best practices for recruiting the growing Hispanic population into scientific, technology, engineering, and math careers.
The device, which runs on Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, includes a 2.8-inch VGA touch screen and supports carriers' 3G broadband-like networks.
Hewlett Packard is looking for a few good university researchers with hot ideas that need funding as the computer giant officially releases a call for proposals from academia, a new process in the restructuring on the company's storied R&D division.
The Internet Engineering Task Force has kicked off the Routing Over Low-power and Lossy Networks group, a new effort that could deliver a key building bock for wireless sensor networks as early as next summer.
Shipments of silicon wafers worldwide declined by 1 percent during the first quarter of 2008 compared to the last quarter of 2007 according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG).
Cisco Systems Inc. reported stronger-than-expected quarterly profits as rising Internet traffic fueled sales of its network equipment, despite concerns of a slowing U.S. economy.
Shares in Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) have climbed amid reports that the company will split itself into two parts, including the spin-off of its fab operations.
Amid a loss for the quarter, RF Micro Devices Inc. is eliminating all product development expenses in select wireless areas, including cellular transceivers and GPS solutions. The move will impact about 350 jobs at the chip maker.
The unauthorized Apple desktop was flaunted with an Intel Core 2 Duo chip, 2 GB of memory, 250 GB 7200 RPM serial ATA hard drive, and Intel 3D graphics chip.
